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Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman confirmed he will meet with President-elect Trump ahead of the former and incoming president’s second inauguration on January 20.
“President Trump invited me to meet and I accepted. I’m the senator for all Pennsylvanians, not just Pennsylvania Democrats,” Fetterman told Fox News on Thursday.
“I’ve been clear that no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet and talk to someone if that helps me deliver to Pennsylvania and the nation,” he added.
A source familiar with the meeting told Fox Digital it will take place over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago. It will be the first known meeting between Trump and a sitting Democratic senator at Mar-a-Lago.
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Senator John Fetterman speaks to West Point cadets on the Senate floor on November 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fetterman endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president during the 2024 electoral cycle but he was one of the few Democrats to speak publicly about Trump’s strong showing of support among voters, particularly in his home state of Pennsylvania.
“There is a difference between not understanding, but also recognizing that it exists,” Fetterman he told the New York Times in October of Trump’s support. “And anyone who spends time driving, and you can see the intensity. It’s amazing.”
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In another interview before the election, Fetterman acknowledged that Pennsylvania voters shared a “connection” with Trump before also launching expletives aimed at Trump and mocking the former president’s campaign.
President-elect Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“I’ve been saying this, whether it’s Biden or then it became Harris, I said it’s going to be very close. And Trump definitely has a connection with the voters here in Pennsylvania, and that’s why it’s going to be close,” Fetterman said. on CNN’s “State of the Union” in November before Election Day.
Trump eventually won Pennsylvaniawhich served as a key state to ensure the elections in general. After the win, Fetterman called it a “serious turn” and chastised Democratic rhetoric before the election that sought to accuse Trump of being a “fascist.”
President-elect Trump and Sen. Fetterman (Getty Images)
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“I believe that the election was a serious turning point for the brothers And you know, it was weird for the Democrats to say, “Oh, cat women with no kids.” how dare you Okay, this is weird. I don’t know why (JD) Vance would say that: You can be pro-family without insulting people who choose not to have children or who can’t have children,” Fetterman said.
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“I love the people who are absolutely going to vote for Trump. They’re not fascists. They’re not those things. I think if you go to the tickle switch, you use those kinds of terms, then it’s kind of hard to go back. In those things , that’s kind of a word that’s not really part of the popular language for voters, Fetterman said.
